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Harberton Folk Circular - Sunday 3 December 2023
Part One - A full listing for the coming month,
followed by one-liners for January
Part Two below - Other stuff
The full open-ended Southern Devon Folk Diary listings appear as always on
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk.
***** Part One *****
NEW Tuesday 5 December 2023 8pm - The Exmouth Shanty Men - The Beach Pub, Exmouth EX8 1DR
Our final outing of the year at our home port of the Beach Pub in
Exmouth (at the end of the esplanade, adjacent the marina).
www.exmouthshantymen.com.
Saturday 9 December 2023 - Jim Causley: A Causley Christmas! - St
Mary's Church,
Cheriton Bishop, Exeter EX6 6HY
Details via
www.jimcausley.co.uk
Saturday 9
December 2023 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AH (map)
details tba Eelgrinders
www.facebook.com/groups/149787688758876.
Sunday 10 December 2023 7.45pm
- Jigantics - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Descriped as the "Cajun-kissed folk rockery", The Jigantics provide the perfect
way to finish our 2023 guest programme. They are one of the liveliest bands on
the scene, with foot-tapping vocals, harmonies and instrumention - guitar, bass,
ukelele, squeezebox, harmonica, mandolin and percussion. For reservations please
contact
folkonthemoor1@gmail.com.
www.moorfolk.co.uk.
Sunday 10 December 2023
7.30pm - The Furrow Collective - The Great Hall, Dartington Estate, Totnes TQ9 6EL (map)
'We Know By The Moon' winter tour.
Best Group BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017. English/Scottish band consisting of four talented, individually prominent
performers: Lucy Farrell (viola, voice & saw), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle,
voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars,
voice). The group formed in 2013, drawn together by a shared love of traditional
song and balladry inspired by England, Scotland and beyond, and an open,
intuitive approach to collaboration. Signature spine-tingling harmonies and
masterful storytelling.
Full details
www.dartington.org/event/the-furrow-collective-we-know-by-the-moon.
UPDATED
Thursday 14
December 2023 7.30pm - The Great Sea Choir: Winter Songs - St Peter's Church,
Wyndham Square, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 5EG
Sold out? See
www.wegottickets.com/event/596038.
Thursday 14
December 2023 7.30pm - St Agnes Fountain -
Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14
1LZ
Christmas, as they say, starts with St. Agnes Fountain. Presenting carols
with a curve. Full details
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk.
NEW Thursday 14
December 2023
8pm - Russell Sinclair -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Blues from local guitar wizard.
Free. Full details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
UPDATED
Friday 15
December 2023 7.30pm - St Agnes Fountain - The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road,
Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
(map)
Only a few tickets left
Christmas, as they say, starts with St. Agnes Fountain: Chris While, Julie
Matthews and Chris Leslie. Carols with a curve. ‘The Aggie’s’ latest album,
Night Of A Million Stars was released in time for the December 2021 tour with 9
brand new songs from the band. Although the albums accompany the putting up of a
thousand Christmas trees throughout Britain and around the globe as their
reputation reaches further afield, it is, without question, their magical live
performances that have endeared them to an ever-growing audience. Full
details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.
Friday 15
December 2023 7.30pm - Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch - St Petroc`s Church,
12 Wellington Square, South Brent TQ10 9AG
The "Concertina Crooner" and the "Titan of Twang" team up in a dynamic
folk/acoustic duo. Geoff teases English and Irish folk, Americana and jazz songs
out of his vintage duet concertina. Rob brings the wow factor to the banjo, with
his unique,punchy fingerstyle playing. Expect self-written and West Country
songs, rattling folk tunes and foot-stomping ragtime and cakewalk riffs.
Details, tickets etc.
here. Support: Wild Goose Choir.
Saturday 16
December 2023 from 11am - The Great Sea Choir with Wheelhouse Folk Choir -
Great Barn, Buckland Abbey, nr Yelverton PL20 6EY
General admission fee or NT membership
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/buckland-abbey.
Saturday 16 December 2023
7.30pm -
John Kirkpatrick: Carolling & Crumpets - The
Great Hall, Dartington Estate, Totnes TQ9 6EL (map)
John is one of the most prolific figures on the English folk scene, performing
solo, in duos, acoustic groups and electric bands, and has established an
enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso (melodeon, Anglo concertina and
button accordion), as well as a leading interpreter of English folk music. This
special seasonal show is a Christmas treat not to be missed! Full details
www.dartington.org/event/john-kirkpatrick-carolling-crumpets.
Saturday 16 December 2023 8pm - Gittisham Folk Dance Club Christmas Ceilidh
with Pair of Shears
- Victory
Hall, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3EE
Caller: Jane Thomas. Light refreshments available. £10 on door, or call
01404 758128 to book. Full club details see
www.gittishamfolkdanceclub.org.
Saturday 16 December 2023 8pm - The Wilderness
Yet - Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
PL18 9QX (map)
The trio combines the clear, charismatic vocals of former BBC Young Folk Award
finalist Rosie Hodgson with the fine, sensitive fiddling of Rowan Piggott and
the deft guitar and flute playing of Philippe Barnes. Independently, they have
earned audiences’ esteem as consummate musicians; together, they weave an
eclectic tapestry of traditional and original songs and tunes, from a cappella
three–part harmonies to luscious instrumental
arrangements. Full details
www.calstockarts.org.
Saturday 16 December 2023 7.30pm - The Lost Sound Dartmoor Folk Choir -
Lustleigh Village
Hall TQ13 9TA
A hearty selection of Winter and seasonal songs of festivities, feasting and jollyment! Join us for a rousing celebration of the season with 40+ singers
raring to sing! Presented by Lustleigh Entertainments and Arts Project.
Ticketing details to follow:
www.lustleighvillagehall.co.uk.
Saturday
16 December 2023 7.30pm - The ContraBand - Marldon Christmas Tree Farm, Totnes Rd,
Marldon, Paignton TQ3 1RR
Free parking. A Folk Plus Promotions
(www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063679143279) presentation.
NEW Saturday 16
December 2023
9pm - Wild Fenn -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Wild Fenn (previously known as Engel and the Mountain People) are an Indie/Folk
band based in Devon, UK. Rising and falling harmonies combined with poetic
lyrics paint pictures of summer nights and bygone days. Our songs are heavily
inspired by the natural world and our lyrics aim to convey a subtle urgency to
remember, cherish and protect our wild places. £5.
Full details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Sold out
Saturday 16 December 2023 -
Mad Dog Mcrea
- The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall (map)
www.carnglaze.com.
Sold out Sunday 17 December 2023
- Seth Lakeman -
Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
In aid of Plymouth & Cornwall Cancer Fund.
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Sunday 17 December 2023
- Christmas Party - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter, Plymouth PL7 5HP
Everyone welcome. Why not come and join us?
24 & 31 December - Club closed for Christmas.
Sunday 17
December 2023 8pm -
Suthering and Windjammer Songs for
Wintertide - Tavistock Wharf (map)
A festive collaboration with two of the finest bands on the English folk scene.
The Tin Sail Collective (Suthering and Windjammer) come together for a very
special Christmas collaboration for the second year in a row. After a hugely
successful sell-out performance at The Barbican Theatre (Plymouth) in 2021, they
return with an atmospheric, winter-themed evening of folk songs. Combining rich
five-part vocal harmonies with harmoniums, whistles, flutes, piano, guitars and
accordion, this exciting and dramatic collaboration is a show is not to be
missed. Expect unique interpretations of traditional tunes and Christmas
favourites, as well as original music from both bands.
Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
7.30pm - Jim Causley & Sally Sedgman - St Nicholas Priory, The Mint,
Exeter EX4 3BL
Chaos at Christmas: Sally Sedgman will perform her ‘Chaos at Christmas’, or
to give it its fuller title: “The Chaos Theory of Life after Christmas!” an
hilarious guide to putting the festive season into perspective that everyone in
the family will relate to! Join Jim Causley in celebrating the Christmas season
as he entertains you with lesser known West Country carols, medieval and secular
carols from around the British Isles, his own settings of moving Christmas poems
by his relative, the late Cornish poet Charles Causley as well a gurt dollop of
festive fun with songs of over-indulgence and even a spot of panto too! Details
https://nicholaspriory.com/events/causley_christmas_23.
UPDATED
Wednesday 20 &
Thursday 21
December 2023 8pm - Mad Dog Mcrea - Tavistock Wharf (map)
Check availability with venue Standing. Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy
jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure,
drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless
pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with
their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every
festival and two-bit, jibe-arsed dive in Christendom, Mad Dog Mcrea are, in
every sense of the word, a live, band. Full details
www.tavistockwharf.com.
Wednesday 20
December 2023 7.30pm - Wheelhouse Folk Choir: Winter Songs - St Eustachius
Church, 5A Plymouth Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AU
Join Tavistock's Wheelhouse Folk Choir for their annual charity winter concert. This season the choir has put together a powerful
selection of songs inspired by winter; from indie-folk, to contemporary to
inspiring arrangements of traditional melodies. With contemporary songs
championing composers Karine Polwart, Alela Diane, Fox and the Bird, Lau, Hannah
James, Kate Young, The Staves and many more. All proceeds to charity. Adv
booking recommended. Full details
www.wegottickets.com/event/596019.
Thursday 21 December 2023 9pm - Live music
featuring The Penguins - The Old Warehouse, Prince of Wales Road, Kingsbridge
TQ7 1DY
details tba
Thursday 21 December 2023
7.30pm -
Jim Causley & Sally Sedgman - The Great Hall, Dartington Estate, Totnes TQ9 6EL (map)
Chaos at Christmas: Sally Sedgman will perform her ‘Chaos at Christmas’, or to
give it its fuller title: “The Chaos Theory of Life after Christmas!” an
hilarious guide to putting the festive season into perspective that everyone in
the family will relate to! Join Jim Causley in celebrating the Christmas season
as he entertains you with lesser known West Country carols, medieval and secular
carols from around the British Isles, his own settings of moving Christmas poems
by his relative, the late Cornish poet Charles Causley as well a gurt dollop of
festive fun with songs of over-indulgence and even a spot of panto too!
Full details
www.dartington.org/event/jim-causley.
NEW Thursday 21
December 2023
8pm - Black Friday -
B-Bar, Castle Street, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NJ (map)
Special acoustic duo show. All aboard the good ship Black Friday – join her crew
and captain Tom for another stormy crossing of the Celtic sea of folk-punk.
Their music is influenced by their Irish and Cornish roots and their folk
heroes. Catchy original songs and take on folk favourites by the likes of
Flogging Molly and Pogues will keep you dancing all night. Free.
Full details
www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Saturday 23 December 2023 7.30pm - Jim Causley &
Sally Sedgman - Endecott House, High Street, Chagford TQ13 8AY
Details
www.jimcausley.co.uk/product/chagford-23-dec.
One-liners for January 2024
NEW
Sunday 14 January 2024 7.45pm
- Detta Kenzie - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter
NEW Thursday 18
January 2024 8pm - Martyn Joseph - Exeter Phoenix
NEW Saturday 13
January 2024 7.30pm - d'Accord French & Breton dance and music -
Exeter
NEW Wednesday 17 January 2024 7.30pm - Stompin'
Dave Electric Band - Bridge Inn, Topsham
NEW Saturday
20 January 2024 - The Annual
Stoke Gabriel Wassail (the 29th) is back!
NEW Saturday 20
January 2024 8pm - Carus Thompson - Barbican Theatre, Plymouth
NEW Sunday 21
January 2024 8pm - The John Martyn Project - Exeter Phoenix
Sold out
Sunday 21
January 2024 - Fishermans Friends - Princess Theatre, Torquay
NEW Saturday 27
January 2024 8pm - Ceilidh
with Dartmoor Pixie Band
- Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter
NEW Sunday 28 January 2024 7.45pm
- Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch - Folk on the Moor, Moorland
Hotel, Wotter
NEW Sunday
28 January 2024 8pm - Reg Meuross (trio) - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham
NEW Sunday
28 January 2024 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid - Tavistock Wharf
***** Part Two - Other Stuff *****
Craig Taylor (from Diptford) writes:
"I am looking for a couple of tune
players - fiddle/accordion to start up a working band. I am Australian (for my
sins) so think it’ll definitely be a Bush Band (compared to the finesse of the
ceilidh calling/dancing). Please contact by email
ct@wellmusic.co.uk or call 07786
296325."
All information is given in good faith but no
responsibility can be accepted for its accuracy. Do check with the organiser
before setting out on a long journey. A listing here does not guarantee that
tickets are still available.
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www.harbertondevon.co.uk
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
'Harberton Folk' recommends Plusnet:
Harberton Folk Circular - Tuesday 21 November 2023
Part Two below - Other stuff (Show of Hands: Full Circle Part II tour dates)
***** Part Two - Other Stuff
*****
NEW
Show of Hands: Full Circle Part II
tour dates announced
After 30 years of non-stop touring, fans across the nation are in for a treat as
Steve Knightley and Phil Beer return to where it all began, in village halls,
folk clubs, small arts centres, and community venues. This gig promises to be a
true celebration of their dedication to their roots, their music, and the
communities that have supported them. Steve and Phil will then be taking a
well-deserved break. They plan to pursue solo projects, explore new creative
horizons, and recharge their artistic batteries. This marks the end of an era,
but it also heralds exciting new beginnings for two of the folk world’s best
loved musicians, Show of Hands.
www.showofhands.co.uk. Tour dates in Harberton Folk's coverage area (also at
Taunton and Gt. Torrington):
Wednesday 6
March 2024 - Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham EX3 0HF
details tba
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Sunday 10
March 2024 7.30pm - Parish Hall, West Town Road, Newton St Cyres
EX5 5BW
Tickets £28 (no concs) now available from Nicola 01392 851985 or Pete
exeterfolkclub@outlook.com and
01392 210983. Unreserved seating. Cash bar & raffle.
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Friday 17 May 2024
7.30pm - The Rum Store, Carnglaze Caverns, St Neot,
Liskeard, Cornwall
details tba
www.showofhands.co.uk.
Saturday 18
May 2024 7.30pm - Exeter Cathedral
Tickets now available at
www.exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/show-of-hands-full-circle-tour,
www.showofhands.co.uk.
General items retained from previous circulars
Session news
Wednesday 25 October 2023 8pm - Lympstone Folk - Change of venue
We're still meeting on the fourth Wednesday at 8, but the Redwing pub in
Lympstone is now closed and awaiting new owners. We are therefore currently
meeting at the Swan, next to the railway station, until further notice.
Ashburton Arts Centre
Another multi-genre arts centre, described by The Guardian as "One of the best
small live music venues in the UK". Up and running in an old chapel since 2018.
Again, I only list the folkier events there, but see
https://ashburtonarts.org.uk/ for
more information on a very busy programme. Many events are priced on a 'pay what
you can afford' sliding scale.
Regular klezmer and East European sessions at Ashburton
Ashburton Arts Centre will be hosting klezmer and East European sessions
every 2nd Monday of the month, starting 9/10/23. Free admission. Led by Družba
www.klezmer-devon.com,
we’ll start off in the slow lane for the less experienced at 7 followed by the
main session at 8. For details of tunes please email
bunelik@gmail.com. All acoustic
instruments and abilities welcome to join in, learn tunes, listen, or dance.
Note that diatonic instruments such as melodeons, tin whistle, etc will need
accidentals to play in keys such as G minor, D minor. If unsure, email above.
Real ale bar. Full details
www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/regular-activities/klezmer-east-european-session.
Tom Brown R.I.P.
A stalwart of the West Country traditional music scene with his wife Barbara,
Tom sadly passed away on 30 August 2023. Tom and Barbara supported one of our
concerts in Harberton back in 2001. Our thoughts, love and deepest sympathies
are with Barbara and their family.
Raddon Hill Clog Morris...
...invite you to Free Evening Taster Sessions at Kingsteignton Community Hall,
TQ12 3LP, 8.00-9.30pm on Tuesdays 5th September and 3rd October 2023. For
further information please call Triss or Ron on 01626 367173, see
www.raddonhillclogmorris.co.uk,
or email
info@raddonhillclogmorris.co.uk. Membership works out at approximately £1 a
practice session.
I've managed to have a fairly major updating session at the full open-ended Southern Devon Folk Diary listings on www.harbertonfolk.co.uk which now include events as far ahead as June 2024. In my e-circulars I usually list the upcoming events for the next 2 months at most, but some events are so popular that they sell out weeks or even months in advance, so it's well worth a quick glance through the whole Diary on the website, even if it's just to get your favourite seats at your venue of choice.
Part One - Other stuff - Map link corrections
but I have made important changes affecting the whole of the
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk website and
many of the entries included in these circulars.
These changes concern the Streetmap.co.uk map links I use. It came to my
attention recently that many of my links no longer worked - my apologies for
this! Streetmap.co.uk had changed the way their links worked. I have made
corresponding corrections and - fingers crossed! - hopefully any map link you
see will now work again.
East Devon session news: Tale Valley Folk Sessions...
...have just celebrated their first anniversary.
www.facebook.com/TaleValleyFolkSessions. Sessions take place on the first
Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm at the Nog Inn, Feniton EX14 3BT the third Sundays 12-3pm
at the Talaton Inn EX5 2RQ.
Wild Goose Choir - A new folk-based community choir in South Brent
Freya Harbottle writes: "I'm soon to be starting a new folk-based community
choir. The first session will be on Tuesday 6th June (7 to 9pm) and the
choir will run on a regular weekly basis at The Village Hall in South Brent.
We'll be learning material from across the folk canon, from the very traditional
to the contemporary. Open to ages 18+. No previous choir experience required.
Get in touch for more info or to book a free taster session:
freyaharbottle@gmail.com.
Commonplace Creative Retreats
Miranda Sykes and Hannah Martin are running creative retreats based in a
beautiful ancient farmhouse in Totnes. Each retreat is linked to the seasons,
and will feature craft sessions, lots of lovely seasonal food, and an exclusive
informal concert from SykesMartin to close the day.
The next event they have planned is their Beltane retreat on April 29th,
with dates also in the diary for Summer Solstice (June 24th) and Midwinter
(December 9th) events later in the year. Full info at:
https://sykesmartin.bandzoogle.com/commonplace-creative-retreats.
The Beehive Folk Café - Bi-monthly at Beehive Arts Centre,
Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ
Free, mostly acoustic session of folk, blues and roots hosted by folk singer
Sue King. Everyone welcome to come along to perform or have a drink and listen
to some very talented local musicians.
www.beehivehoniton.co.uk. Tel: 01404 384050. Next date: Wednesday 15
March 2023 7.30pm.
Folklife
If you'd like to read and learn more about many aspects of folk throughout
the West Country and beyond. then check out the following:
Free entries in Folklife's online free-to-all Directory (incl. Zoom):
www.folklife-directory.uk, entry forms on site.
Folklife West folk magazine (56 A4 pages) printed & posted (paid-for) - or free
online!
Read or download:
www.folklife.uk, Members' News, Festivals Diary;
www.folklife-traditions.uk, researched articles + archive.
Plus Updates on
www.folklife.uk/updates & you can sign
up for our free emailed Newsletter.
Contact sam@folklife.uk.
Folk Club News
Brixham Folk Club now meets on the first Friday of the month at The
Edge, Bolton Street, Brixham TQ5
9DH.
www.facebook.com/Brixham-Folk-Club-1210249625809406, 7.30pm start, £2
performers, £3 non-performers.
Plymouth Community Folk Orchestra - Reminder
Tuesday mornings 3, 10, 17, 24 May, 14, 21, 28 June, 5, 12, 19 July - 11am to
12.30pm. £8 per session. Concession available
At Emmanuel Church Hall, Compton Avenue, (corner of Mannamead Road) Plymouth,
PL3 5BZ
Make a big band, make some music, have some fun! All levels of ability welcome.
Play music from Devon and beyond. Develop music skills and learning by ear. Play
in harmony. Scores and sound files provided. The Community Folk Orchestra is
‘open’ - so, there are no auditions and all are welcome to come along.
Participants can join at any time. You will, however, need an acoustic
instrument, some enthusiasm and a willingness to participate! For more
information contact David Faulkner 07967 121985 /
david.eelgrinders@gmail.com.
www.facebook.com/PlymouthCommunityFolkOrchestra.
Exmouth Folk Club
The Club has resumed its regular 4th Sunday meets, 7-10pm at the GWRSA Railway Club, 3-5 Royal Avenue, Exmouth EX8
1EN.
For more information call Chris Austin 07812 688432. Free admission, all
performers and supporters welcome, acoustic only. Real ales are served and there
is parking and level access.
www.facebook.com/groups/exmouthfolk.
Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
I've always thought of Lyme Regis being well outside my normal coverage
(loosely defined as "within a 30-mile radius of Totnes as the crow flies" or
"the southern half of Devon), but Google Earth tells me that the town is only
about 39 miles in the former category - and the Marine Theatre is putting on a
great programme of major folk concerts these days, with some of the acts
probably not coming any further west on their tours, so I will give the venue a
listing from time to time. The main one below caught my eye in Steve Cunio's 'Sadfolk'
(www.sadfolk.co.uk)
latest Somerset & Dorset email circular listings as Harberton Folk put on Blazin'
Fiddles at the Ariel Centre in Totnes way back in 2003 and 2005:
Eliza Carthy & Saul Rose: I've been enjoying lots of music on Youtube
and only recently came across a 2014 concert performed by Eliza & Saul in St.
George's Church, Headstone, Harrow which reminded me of the wonderful show they
did for us at Harberton Parish Hall back in January 2001.
Enjoy the high quality video and audio at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef22ID0qb0Q&list=PLjeyCtW07nIs5YQ41j9ASZwKUHlpMJprk&index=1.
Cecil Sharp's People.org.uk
A one-stop website for all the singers, musicians and dancers who met Cecil
Sharp, as he travelled around England collecting folk music and dance between
1903-23. You can read about their lives. Over 650 individuals in hundreds of
locations. They were working people – agricultural labourers, glovers,
laundresses, sailors, shoemakers etc. Their stories should be told!
https://cecilsharpspeople.org.uk.
The Mike Harding Folk Show
The former BBC folk show host presented a weekly show of his own online from
30 December 2012 to 22 October 2017 (over 250 programmes), and since then has
presented further roughly monthly shows which still continue. All 270+ shows are
available as podcasts
at
www.mikehardingfolkshow.com.
Folk news slightly further afield:
Somerset & Dorset (SaDFolk) folk events - Regular email updates
A regular and
comprehensive emailed listing is available through
www.sadfolk.co.uk
(Somerset and Dorset folk, Steve Cunio) for folk events in venues large and small in those two
counties, some of which are not too far away from the Harberton Folk area.
SaDFolk always includes full details of upcoming
events, workshops and courses at Halsway Manor in Somerset which is
owned by the Halsway Manor Society who operate the manor as a national centre
for the folk arts, the only residential folk centre in the UK.
Folk in Cornwall
What it says on the tin -
www.folkincornwall.co.uk - clubs, sessions, events...
Acoustic Calendar - Sign up for email updates at
www.sanchobramble.weebly.com
Tony Watts' monthly calendar of folk clubs, singarounds, acoustic sessions &
open mics in the South West. "The Acoustic Calendar is all about DIY music (NOT
concerts, gigs, ceilidhs etc). The purpose of the Calendar is to keep you
informed of all the places where you can take your voice and/or instrument and
join in or do your own thing."
A quick note on what gets
listed below (and in the Diary on
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk):
The listings are of course primarily intended for 'folk' events; they will
occasionally include Americana, blues and other genres, particularly if the
event organisers have taken the trouble to send me material. Be assured though, they
will never include tribute bands! (excellent though many of these are) These e-circulars usually cover the full Diary
for the coming 4 to 5 weeks, while the website Diary is completely open-ended.
Frequency of
these emails
I used to try to get these emails out once a week, but now they seem to be
every 10-14 days. Perhaps that's not a bad thing - reducing the information
overload - but it does mean that contributors need to give me as much notice as
possible to hopefully ensure that their items can be included in good time. JC
Changing your subscription
details:
If you change your email, or decide that you don't want to get these
messages any longer, please scroll right to the bottom of any Harberton Folk
e-circular where you will find links to the Mailchimp system which will enable
you to make the appropriate changes.
[this exact wording borrowed from a recent SaDFolk email (Somerset and Dorset
Folk) - see Part Two below]
Important Admin note: Email delivery problems
I've had problems sending the previous two circulars to 190+ addresses (mainly
BTInternet, BTOpenworld, Yahoo,
Sky, AOL, plus a few others, all of which use the Yahoo email platform). The
circulars have been soft-bounced, i.e. rejected, on both recent occasion by most
of those addresses "for policy reasons".
When the same address soft-bounces several circulars in succession, MailChimp
(the system I use to send circulars) eventually hard-bounces that address, i.e.
permanently removes it from the circulation and I, as Admin, cannot then
reinstate that address, although the person in question can re-subscribe
themself.
This has happened a couple of times over the last 12 months and I have no real
idea why it happens, so it's very difficult trying to do anything about it. But
this present circular is a trial inasmuch as it employs simpler formatting with
less complex underlying code in the hope this may increase the acceptance rate.
In the interim I have been communicating directly with the 190+ about this problem and I would like to thank the large number of them who very helpfully responded to my last communication when I sent a copy of the latest missing circular as a PDF file attachment, apparently successfully, whereas an attempt to simply forward a copy of the original circular to a test group of 10 addresses failed.
Several people also mentioned that they had an
alternative email address which could be used for receiving the circulars - and
I would ask anyone in this position to please use the 'update subscription
preferences' link at the very foot of any circular to update their email address
in the MailChimp data base accordingly. Should you no longer be able to access
any original circular, I can update your email address for you on request (but
it's best if you do it yourself if possible).
If you change to a Gmail address, please note that my circulars may arrive in
your Promotions inbox folder.
It remains to be seen whether the 190+ will actually receive this circular.
[version sent on 8/6/18 to remainder of 270 contacts 'cleaned' by MailChimp,
inviting re-subscription]
Once again this copy of yesterday's Harberton Folk email circular is being sent
directly from my laptop (not via MailChimp, nor in MailChimp format this time)
to those mostly btinternet / btopenworld / yahoo / aol / sky email addresses who
were removed a while back from Harberton Folk's MailChimp database due to
unknown circumstances and have not yet re-subscribed.
If you wish to continue receiving the regular
circulars, please re-subscribe by going to
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk
where you’ll find a link to a short form to complete – and you’ll be back on the
list.
Or simply reply to this email and ask me to
re-subscribe you.
You can view Harberton Folk's GDPR-compliant Privacy Policy on the website.
Note that the e-circulars are now being sent from
hfolk@johnculf.co.uk.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
At some point in the not too distant future I will no longer be able to continue
sending these separate copies to you.
Best wishes
John Culf
[version sent to NON-GDPR segment on 8/6/18]
GDPR - Still time to update your preferences to
continue receiving Harberton Folk Circulars - Please act now
The new GDPR data protection law came into force on May 25th.
I'm still hoping some more of the people who have not yet UPDATED THEIR
PREFERENCES appropriately (see the link at the very foot of this circular) will
do so to enable me to continue sending them the circulars. You will also find an
'unsubscribe' link there, should you need it.
The full list of 1350+ contacts is now effectively split into two parts, one
containing the 955 contacts who have already updated, the other (to which this
customised version of yesterday's circular is being sent) containing the
remainder.
Alternatively, you can simply reply to this email and I
can do the updates for you, if you tell me that is your wish.
New contacts can subscribe to the circulation at any time via a link provided on
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk.
Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation. John Culf
[version sent to GDPR CONSENT segment on 7/6/18]
Firstly, my thanks to the 955 contacts who have (thus far) confirmed their
consent to continue receiving Harberton Folk emails. My list is now effectively
divided into two parts, i.e. those who have, and those who have not (yet),
re-confirmed. I'm now able to send separately to the two groups and will be
sending further GDPR reminders (with the circular) to the latter group, and can
assure everyone receiving this version of today's that this is the last time I
will mention GDPR! Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation. John Culf
Harberton Folk Circular - Friday 25
May 2018
If you would like to
continue receiving Harberton Folk email circulars...
...you must confirm your consent to do so - or your contact details will soon be
removed from the circulation!
I know many of you will be fed up of receiving emails about GDPR - but today May 25th is the day the new law comes into force.
To date, barely half of my 1300+ contacts have signed up for continued circulars
and I am sure there are many more who wish to remain on the list but just
haven't got round to taking the appropriate action yet.
Even if you don't read any more of this circular, jump to the
"Update subscription preferences"
link at the very foot of this email which will offer you a very short simple
form to complete - your existing details will already be there (with asterisks
blanking most of your email address for security) - just
tick both the vacant boxes and click 'Update Profile'. You can enter
a completely different email address if you wish. (You could even
'Unsubscribe'!)
I intend to send several further reminders about this in the coming days because
I really want to lose as few contacts as possible from the list.
Harberton Folk Circular - Tuesday 15
May 2018
Sorry it's been so long since the last circular. GDPR stuff has been taking up a
lot of my spare time, but I think I'm almost there now.
GDPR Update - My Next Email will Require Action
on Your Part
My next email (hopefully tomorrow) will be particularly important as it will
hopefully ensure that the Harberton Folk email circulation is operating in
compliance with the new General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) coming into force with effect from 25 May 2018.
You must take action as indicated in that next email (or any subsequent
reminders) if you wish to continue receiving the e-circulars, i.e.
re-confirm your consent to receive Harberton Folk e-circulars.
If you do not, we will unfortunately be obliged to remove your name and
email address from the circulation.
Sorry to sound rather 'technical' or officious, but this IS REALLY IMPORTANT and we don't want to lose you!
Please also note that a few changes are also being made at the same time in
the hope of reducing the likelihood of these circulars being regarded as
spam/junk by some email systems/providers. For example, the sending address
will in future appear as
hfolk@johnculf.co.uk (in case you need to 'whitelist' this address or
otherwise approve it for receiving Harberton Folk e-circulars.
John
Update on the New Data Protection Law (GDPR)
My thanks to the significant number of people who have sent comments and
offered advice on this subject, following my piece last week. I'm
beginning to get a good idea of what I need to do to keep the Harberton
Folk email circulation 'legal' and will share this with you soon. It
will require simple action on your part to enable you to continue
receiving the e-circulars.
New Data Protection Law
Some of you may have heard recent mention of a new
(EU) data protection law coming into effect on May 25th; some may have even
heard its name: General Data Protection Regulation 'GDPR'. I am still struggling
to understand the possible implications of this for my Harberton Folk
email circulars and the MailChimp data base containing your details which
underpins the circulars, and what I may have to do - and ask you to do - to
ensure compliance with the new law and thereby allow you to continue receiving
these circulars. Watch this space! JC
Flaxey Green Website -
www.flaxey-green.co.uk
This excellent Devon website contains a wealth of folk-related information in
addition to an events diary, such as comprehensive listings for folk dance
clubs, pub sessions, bands, solo artists, callers, musicians wanted/available,
morris sides, a For Sale section (currently including a couple of melodeons, a
Peavey KB3 amplifier and other sound equipment.
Reminder for Gmail users:
As well as probably putting these circulars in the Promotions inbox folder
(rather than the Primary folder), Gmail also 'clips' long emails, such as these
circulars, and you need to select the 'View entire message' option to do just
that.
'Roots and Shoots' on Exeter's community
radio station Phonic FM
www.phonic.fm
Listen on 106.8 FM and online on 1st, 3rd, 4th (and 5th) Mondays of the month
6.00pm to 8.00pm. Featuring the best in folk/roots music with a strong emphasis
on local music - both live in the studio and recorded. News too of folk/roots
events in Exeter and south and east Devon. We welcome contributions from
musicians, singers and anyone involved with folk/roots/world music in and around
Exeter. Most importantly, listen in, then get in touch to tell us your reactions
and suggestions. Contact Roots and Shoots: Telephone 01837 871498 (Martin
Henning), email m.henning@hotmail.co.uk.
A message from Adrian Bull
"I co-host the 'Roots and Shoots' radio show. I specialise in playing all things
folk(ish) and am particularly keen to promote local artists and events/clubs. If
you are a musician and would like me to play some of your music on the show, or
even come on as a guest, then I would love to hear from you. I am also keen to
have promoters, folk club organisers on the programme."
'Technical' Notes
1) I send copies of my circulars to several different email addresses of my own
(Plusnet, Hotmail, Gmail) to help check that as many as possible are reaching
their intended recipients. Last week the copy to my Plusnet address unusually
finished up in my spam folder. Very occasionally a copy may disappear without
trace. I have no idea why - the joys of email! Anyway, if you think you may be
missing a copy at any time, you can always find the full open-ended southern
Devon Folk Diary listings on
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk, along with the most recent circular(s).
2) A chance communication with a recipient of these circulars has revealed that
Gmail, as well as probably putting the circulars in the Promotions inbox folder
(rather than the Primary folder), also 'clips' long emails, such as these
circulars, and you need to select the 'View entire message' option to do just
that.
The person in question had failed to see the 'Christmas events' section in Part
because of the above clipping.
The following interesting item appeared in Steve Cunio's Somerset & Dorset
Folk Events Diary email today - Have any Harberton Folk recipients experienced
this issue yet?
"Do you use Gmail?
I've had a couple of emails from people asking why SaDFolk had started to send
them Google Calendar invitations to events they had no interest in. I haven't
changed anything here, but following a bit of searching round the Net, I found
that Google had made this 'improvement' to their service.
If you have a Gmail account and a Google Calendar account and any email you
receive contains something which Google interprets as an event you might want to
go to, it automatically adds the invitation to your calendar and sends you an
email about it.
To turn this off, you need log into your Google Calendar then click on the gear
wheel icon in the top right, select ‘settings’ then look for ‘Events in Gmail’.
Under that there should be a ‘Add automatically’ setting. Deselect that and the
problem should go away."
Please let me know (by reply to this email) if you as a Harberton Folk
recipient have experienced this issue. Thanks. JC
Folklore & Mythology Resource Guide
I've added the following link
www.supersummary.com/folklore-mythology-guide (Folklore and Mythology
Resource Guide) to the Links page page on
www.harbertonfolk.co.uk.
An 'interesting' email problem
Those of you who read my recent notes about the various problems I experience
when sending these e-circulars may be interested/amused to see a (new) rejection
message received from a recipient at a local educational establishment. I have
highlighted the offending word in bold/red and added spaces so it's not rejected
again. This word appeared in the item about Hayseed Dixie:
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange found a message matching a filter. The message is
currently Identified.
Message: "hf21_30 080226"
Filter name: "KEYWORD= racial discrimination: h i l l b
i l l y"
Sent from: "John Culf"